Platform shoe



Dec. 2lJ 1948. l w M PENN-Essy 2,457,082

PLATFFORM SHOE Filed Oct. l, 1946 y .AHHPNE Patented Dec. 21, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT;` OFFICE PLATFORM' SHOE William MichaelFennessy, Carlisle, Pa., assignor to Carlisle Shoe Company,4 Carlisle,.1a., a corporation orv ennsylvania Application Gctober 1, 1946,'Serial=N0.7(l0,4=32V s claims. 01; afs-19.5.)

The present invention relates toshoes. and to a method of making them.

The primary objc-ct. of this invention` is the provision of a slip-lasted. shoe with an extension edge forepart platform embodying the welt principle of stitching whereby to produce a sliplasted shoe which is improved appearance and which. is. characterized by greater .durability and improved flexibility in the forward' part. thereof.

'Ehe above andother'objects, featuresand advantages of the invention will be fully understood from the followingv description considered mi connection with' the accompanying illustrative drawings:

ln the drawings:

Fi l is a longitudinalscctional view oi a ladys shoe` embodying the present invention;

Zie a top plan view of a front portion of v the shoe;

Fig.. 34 is a: bottom plan View of the forepart of the shoe;

Fig. i is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. l.;

Fig.. 5 is an exploded perspective view of parts of the shoe;

Fig. 6 is a View similar to Fig. 41, without the middle and outer soles attached and' with a last sole or platform li, a shank member H5 provided with a metal stiffener i3, a platform cover 20, an outer sole 22, andV a heel 2d. As here shown, the upper it is of the open heel and toe type, but it will be understood thatY said upper can be of any other type. Also, as shown the upper which is preferably made of leather, but which can be made of fabric or any other suitable material, is illustrated as consisting of a single thickness of material but it will be understood that the upper may beV provided with the usual llining' which customarilyr is cemented to the inner surface ofl the outer layer of the upper, 'or said upper may consist ofV a single thickness of suitable material provided with an edge binding around the foot opening, as will be readily understood; The insole i2 is preferably formed of a layer 215 of soft and thin .material such as,

for example, splitl leather, and' a covering layer E3 of fabric or other si.i.itale material. the rear portion. of said insole being also providedwith a thin lieelat cover The forepart. rmiddle sole Ul is preferably made of sole leather but can be made. of any other suitable material and likewise the. shank member i6 is. preferably made of' leather but can be made of any other suit'- 2. able material Similarly the outer sole 22'` can be madeof sole 4leather or of. any other suitable material. It will. be understood that the platformcover 20 canbemade of shoe upper leather or, of any. otherv suitable material; and may match or vcontrastin appearance with the material of the upper Ml.' f

In accordance with the present invention the upper I''is cut to the exact. size and shape which it has in thefinished shoe, and theinsole I2 is shaped to the exact contour of the bottom of the last. for the: particular shoe. This upper and insole, together with'the platform. cover 20 are stitched to each other preferably by a single* line of stitching 3'2 which. passes through the'A upper, insole and platform cover as illustrated in' Fig.. 6, the outer surface of the platformcover. 20 lying next to the'outer surface of the marginal edge portion. of the. upper I0 and the inner surface of the upper il) lying next to the outer surface of the marginal edge portion ofthe insole |12.

After the upper insole and platform cover are stitchedI together, thev last is inserted as indicatedv at L in- Fig. 6'. Then thev forepart platform t4 is placed on the bottom of the shoe,

abutting the adjacent surface of the insole; said middle sole -or forepart platform t4: extending from, the ball line of theY shoe tothe. toe. This platform or middlesole. M- isY of such. widththat i-t extends a substantial distance. say 1/4 of an inch, laterally outwardly beyond the 'lower edge of the upper IU.; i. e., laterally outwardly b'eyond: the crease line 34 of the'shoe; The shank member IB- with the attached stiffener I8 is placed. inposition, and it willl beVv understood that .the platform cover which extends completely around the shoe, as can. be readily understood, and: said outer soleis secured in position, the heel. rand shank portions of the outer sole being adliesivelyY secured to the corresponding. adjacent `surfacesof the shankmember I-B and thei-nfolded marginal edgeportion 36 of the platform cover. In accordance with the present invention the forepart ofy thef outer sole 2.2, that is theY part which extends forwardly from about the ball line of the: shoe to the toe thereofis securedby'a line 38.y of. Goodyear stitching.. passingthroughthe platform cover 20, the mid sole or platform I4 and the outer sole 22. It will be understood that said forepart of outer sole 22 conforms to the peripheral curvature of the platform I4 and extends preferably slightly beyond the outer peripheraledge of the latter. The line of Goodyear stitching 38 extends from a point at one side of the shoe substantially at the ball line as indicated at 40 forwardly of the shoe to a point at the other side of the shoe substantially at the ball line as indicated at 42, said line of stitching being disposed between the crease line 34 of the shoe and the outer peripheral edge of the forepart of the outer sole 22 or forepart of the bottom of the shoe. Preferably said line of stitching 38 is disposed about 1A; of an inch from the outer edge of the forepart of the bottom,v of the shoe. It will be understood that the forepart of the outer sole 22 need not be cemented to the adjacent surface of the platform I4 or to the infolded portion 36 of the platform cover at the forepart of the shoe, but that, on the other hand, it is within the secured in position and encased by said platform cover, the latter having a top marginal edge portion positioned at the top of said middle sole and having a lower marginal edge portion folded inwardly over said middle sole at the bottom thereof, said upper having a marginal edge portion underlying the marginal edge portion of said insole, said marginal edge portion of the upper, said top edge portion of said platform cover and said stitching being disposed inwardly of the crease line of the shoe and lying substantially flatly against the upper surface of said middle sole and said middle sole having its upper surface abutting the under side of said insole, an outer sole, and means for securing said outer sole in position including a line of stitching through said platform cover, middle sole and outer sole, said middle sole having its rear edge substantially at the ball line of the shoe and said line of stitching terminating at substantially the ball line of scope of the. present invention to adhesively seof platform cover 20 together with the stitching 30 32 are located at the bottom of the last L inwardly of the edge of the latter and lie substantially the shoe and being disposed between the crease line of the shoe and the outer peripheral edge of the outer sole.

3. In a shoe having an upper, an insole, and

a platform cover stitched together, a middle sole flatly against the upper surface of the middle sole. This results in the location of the stitching 32, the lasting allowance of the upper and the inner edge of platform cover 20 inwardly of the crease line 34 of the shoe in position between the upper surface of middle sole I4 and insole I2. Accordingly, when the outsole 22 is stitched through the middle sole, ais described, there is no visible seam or stitching at the bottom of the shoe other than the Goodyear stitching 38 through the middle sole, platform cover, and outer sole. It will be understood that the invention may be varied in various ways in respect to the details of construction, the materials utilized and in the details of the method without departing from the underlying idea or principles of the invention within the scope of the appended claims.

' Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 1. In a shoe having an upper, an insole, and a platform cover stitched together, a middle sole secured in position and encased by said platform cover, the latter having a top marginal edge portion positioned at the top of said middle sole and havingra lower marginal edge portion folded inwardly over said middle sole at the bottom thereof, said upper having a marginal edge portion underlying the marginal edge portion of said insole, said marginal edge portion of the upper, said top edge portion of said platform cover and said kstitching being disposed inwardly of the crease line of the shoe and lying substantially flatly against the upper surface of said middle 'sole and said middle sole having its upper surand a separate shank piece with a stiffener secured in position, the adjacent ends of said shank piece and middle sole being located substantially at the ball line of the shoe, said middle sole and shank piece being encased by said platform cover, the latter having a top marginal edge portion positioned at the top of said middle sole and having a lower marginal edge portion folded over and secured to said middle sole, said upper having a marginal edge portion underlying the marginal edge portion of said insole, said marginal' edge portion of the upper, the inner edge portion of said platform cover and said stitching being disposed inwardly of the crease line of the shoe 40 and lying substantially flatly against the upper surface of said middle sole and said middle sole having its upper surface abutting the under side of said insole, an outer sole, and means for securing said outer sole in position including a line of stitching through said platform cover, middle sole and outer sole, said line of stitching being disposed between the crease line of the shoe and the outer peripheral edge of the outer sole.

WILLIAM MICHAEL FENNESSY.

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